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"Our lifetime
marks the birth
of Universal Humanity.
We are the first generation to be aware of ourselves
as one being.
We are the first
to accept responsibility
for the future as a whole."
Barbara Marx Hubbard
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Forthcoming
Events
23-25 September
Annual Round Table
Evolutionary Consciousness and the Soul of the World:
the Anima Mundi at
Hawkwood College, Stroud
Contact: 01243 572714
connect@wrekinforum.org
4 November
Honouring the Elders:
Rising to the Spiritual Needs
of our Time
Day Event in London
Contact Tessa, 01386 700889
tessamaskell@btinternet.com
11-13 November
The Presence:
The Being You Shall Become
Weekend seminar with
William Meader
at Boars Hill, Oxford
Contact Carol, 01243 576634
carolduncan8hl@btinternet.com
Local Groups
15 July, 15 August, 12 Sept
Reading Meditation Group
meets monthly in Reading
Contact Heather
0118 975 2763
20 July, 17 August, 21 Sept
Wrekin Forum "Light Sending Group" to serve individuals, countries and the world,
in Cheltenham
Contact Merrilyn
01242 529700
merrilynmyers@yahoo.co.uk
Regional Forum for Contemporary Spirituality, Learning, and Development
at Mangreen, Norwich
"Wrekin Thursdays" on:
21 July
Developing Consciousness:
A Roadmap to Enlightenment
with Nicholas Vesey
4 Sept
Passing Over:
Creating a Graceful Death
with William Bloom
Contact Naomi
01508 570444
trust@mangreen.co.uk
www.mangreen.co.uk
Wrekin Forum
Spiritual Café Group
at the Fold, Bransford, Worcs
No meetings in July or Aug
7 Sept
Young People's Spirituality
with Roger Orgill
5 Oct
Ayurvedic Wellbeing
with Julie Dent
Contact Claire
01886 884888
clairemcdonald62@msn.com
Wrekin Forum Associates
We are delighted that so many
of our associates are offering such a wide range of events
over the next few months.
There are too many to
list in this column.
For a listing of events, please click here OR visit the Forthcoming Events page on the Wrekin Forum website, www.wrekinforum.org
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The Wrekin Forum is open to the exploration of spirituality and welcomes a diversity of views; the views of individual presenters are not necessarily those of
the Wrekin Trust.
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STOP PRESS
15-18 September
The Creative Field Conference: The Next Phase
in Consciousness
at Sunrise Ranch, Loveland,
Colorado DETAILS www.TheCreativeField.org/
TWO COMPLIMENTARY
REGISTRATIONS OFFERED
TO WREKIN ASSOCIATES
Contact Andrea Isaacs
Confence Chair
Andrea@EnneaMotion.com
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Dear Friends
We live in "interesting times" as we move forward into a world that has never existed before. Many of us are feeling "our" world shift and move under our feet, as we hear news of yet another natural disaster or economic meltdown, and more secrets and scandals come to light. For some of us the upheavals of the present time are manifesting through our own personal circumstances. For some there is a deep sense of being part of a human web which links us all in an experience of cosmic forces which go beyond life on this planet, as we face a threshold of fundamental collective transformation.
We are now at midsummer, when the days are long and we have more light to find our way. Let us enjoy the season of enlightenment and connect with a clear vision of intent and purpose so that we can co-create the future together.
With love and light
Carol
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"A new experience of union and communion
is reached through the emergence of
what Teilhard de Chardin calls the "noosphere",
understood as a specifically human web of
interlinked knowing, loving and acting together."
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 Message from Janice
I read recently how the civil rights movement in the USA generated creative change in the 1950s before the internet mass media campaigns. Apparently Martin Luther King explained that much of what happened was "through resonance, through people finding connection with one another". This might be a good explanation for why in the Wrekin Forum we value highly the small local groupings and the chance for connection, for conversation, for sharing, and mutual learning that the Local Connectors and local groups provide.
Our role perhaps is not so much to start composting and growing vegetables - we can link with a local transition town for that - but to help generate the interlinked knowing or mental substance, the interlinked heart connections, and appreciation of life. This not only affirms what is emerging through us but also contributes to the surrounding noosphere. Sir George Trevelyan saw this as one of the key reasons for starting the Wrekin Trust.
So in this 40th birthday year we are adding to our collective generation of invisible 'stuff' at our next Round Table in which we will share our experiences and challenges of the last year and together explore the theme of "Evolutionary Consciousness and the Anima Mundi". If it is not now time to restore the planet's collective soul, then when? If we are not amongst those tasked with spearheading this endeavour, then who? The "union and communion" that we can generate together enable the invisible longing of many hearts and minds to manifest more visibly and spread like fire, and spread they will if each of us plays our part. (click here for Round Table details )
"The day will come when, after harnessing the ether,
the winds, the tides, gravitation, we shall harness
for God the energies of love. And, on that day,
for the second time in the history of the world,
man will have discovered fire."
Teilhard de Chardin 1934
Let the spark of fire in each of us kindle and re-kindle the sparks in each other.
Janice Dolley
info@wrekintrust.org
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"A universal human is one who is connected
through the heart of the whole of life,
attuned to the deepest intelligence of nature and
called forth irresistibly by Spirit to creatively express
his or her gifts on the evolution of self and the world.
Above all, a universal human has shifted identity
from the separated egoic self to the deeper self
that is a direct expression of service.
To become a universal human
is to evolve consciously,
choosing a path of development
that has never been mapped before
in a world that has never existed before."
Barbara Marx Hubbard
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The World's Ascension and Christ Birth
We recently had the pleasure of meeting with Peter Dawkins, an old friend of the Wrekin Trust from the earliest days, who shared with us an account of a vision which he was given in 2010, while visiting a landscape temple in North Germany.
He suddenly saw Sir George Trevelyan standing before him, with a walking stick in his left hand and a star shining on the forefinger of his raised right hand. Sir George explained that he was a representative of one of the Ray Lords, and told Peter of his work with the "team above", exclaiming with great passion that "the time is now!" and "Operation Redemption is now in hand!"
Peter has very kindly agreed to allow us to share with you his account of this meeting with Sir George, who was then joined by Peter Caddy and Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding in declaring that "Mercury is being born" - the planetary Christ consciousness or Christ being. Please click here to read more. |
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"Affairs are now soul size"
Christopher Fry
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Into Christ Consciousness
We live in extraordinary times that call us to transform how we think, act and relate in the world. A special Easter Gathering is planned for 7-10 April 2012 at Findhorn to focus on how we may co-create our emerging future in a changing, challenging world. The Findhorn Foundation will be hosting this event, in collaboration with other organisations including CANA (Christians Awakening to a New Awareness), the Wrekin Trust, Contemplative Fire, and Friends of Iona.
This will be an experiential and participatory gathering in which we open to an expanded consciousness beyond the polarities of male and female, spirit and matter, dark and light - where we meet, balance and are reconciled. Contributors will include William Bloom, Jeddah Mali, Julia MacDonald, William Meader, Philip Roderick, and Barbara Swetina, together with Gillian Paschkes-Bell and Janice Dolley.
You are invited to join us, to co-create, share, be inspired and make ongoing lasting connections. Together we can open a channel for a new spirituality and a new expression of Christ consciousness. Further details here or visit www.intocc.net.
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"The positive changes we want in our world
will not be handed to us from on high.
They have to come through humanity's own
deliberate and mindful choices and creative efforts."
David Spangler
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Events in London
Midsummer Renaissance Festival
A very special event on 30-31 July is planned by Wrekin associates EnlightenNext, at The Window, 13 Windsor Street, London N1 8QG, just a few minutes' walk from the Angel underground. This will be a celebration of spirit, philosophy, music, art and creativity in the company of world-class speakers, a fabulous mix of spiritual and philosophical dialogue with fine entertainment, delicious food and good music.
To find out more about this Midsummer Festival of Spirit and Culture, please visit www.enlightennext-midsummer.org.uk.
Our Moment in History and the Evolution of the Modern Self
"We seem to be living at the end of an era. We are facing a threshold of fundamental collective transformation that bears a striking resemblance to what takes place on the individual level in initiatory rites of passage, in near-death experiences, in spiritual crises, and in critical stages of what Jung called the individuation process. So much is at stake. Can we find a place of equilibrium, an eye in the storm, from which we can engage this time of intense polarization and radical change?"
Richard Tarnas, cultural historian and author of The Passion of the Western Mind and Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View, will be speaking on Thursday 18 August at Colet House in London W14. Do join us as we seek insights that might illuminate our moment in history and provide a larger context for both understanding and action.
Contact Scientific and Medical Network, 01608 652000, info@scimednet.org, www.scimednet.org
Findhorn in London Gathering
Those who have enjoyed the special sense of energetic connection when visiting Findhorn often express a wish to remain in touch after they have returned home. There is now a regular Findhorn in London Gathering which takes place on the third Tuesday of every other month, for those who have been to Findhorn or are just interested/intrigued. The evening includes attunement, sharing, meditation, and shared food - no fees, just bring a little food/juice to share - the next meeting will be on 19 July. For more information, please contact Andrew Ferguson, the Findhorn Resource Person for London, on 020 7473 5544, andrew@thewiseoldowl.co.uk |
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"Where the spiritual path really begins to get interesting
is when we recognize that transforming ourselves in the
deepest possible way is in fact an evolutionary imperative
with profound consequences far beyond ourselves.
When we begin to embrace the fact that our lives
really are not our own to do with as we please, that in
everything we do, we are in fact accountable to the Whole,
something truly miraculous begins to happen."
Craig Hamilton
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Evolutionary Consciousness
On Saturday 16 April, a group of about 50 people came together in Pembrokeshire for a day to focus on Evolutionary Consciousness, and to explore vision, connections and challenges of our time. A world perspective was given by David Karchere, and Don Macgregor shared some thoughts on evolutionary consciousness and religion.
The day generated tremendous energy and a strong sense of connection, and a full report is available here . |
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"The embodiment of the Divine Feminine
is practical spirituality.
We are on earth as the body of humanity
to let this earth truly be a garden.
We are here to receive and hold
the vibrational seeds of a new world."
David Karchere
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Alister Hardy Society/World Congress of Faiths Joint Conference
This conference on 11 June in London was on the theme "Spirituality: how might spiritual/religious experience help towards understanding and compassion?" It was a very good day, and recordings of three talks are now available: Fellowship of Faiths: A Communion of Spirit by Revd Dr Marcus Braybrooke; Faith and no Faith: The Contribution of Atheism to the Spiritual Quest by Dr Gregory Barker; From Contemplation to Compassion by Eley McAinsh.
CDs are available (£6 each or £12 for set of 3) or a DVD of all 3 talks (£8) all prices incl p&p. Cheques payable to "AHS London Group", and orders c/o John Franklin, 21 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. (johnfranklin34@hotmail.com) |
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"The heart of the universe does not have a particular location;
it's not somewhere out there. It is concealed in every being."
Eckhart Tolle
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Book Review Corner
OUT OF THE DARKNESS
From Turmoil to Transformation
By Steve Taylor
Includes an in-depth interview with Eckhart Tolle
Out of the Darkness tells the stories of more than 30 people who have undergone permanent spiritual awakening after intense trauma and turmoil in their lives. From suffering terrible injuries or developing life-threatening diseases, to hitting rock bottom as a result of addiction, these people have all shifted into a state of enlightenment and peace.
Steve Taylor has also interviewed several spiritual teachers whose original awakening occurred after intense psychological turmoil, including Eckhart Tolle and Catherine Ingram. In addition to telling these people's stories, Out of the Darkness explains why turmoil has this 'awakening' effect, and illustrates the almost infinite capacity of human beings to overcome suffering. It suggests that, so long as we have the courage to face up to and accept negative situations, there is nothing for us to fear. But perhaps most importantly, it shows how natural spiritual awakening is to human beings, and how close it is to all of us. For further details, visit:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1848502540/ref=cm_cr_asin_lnk |
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"Prophecies, though they may be wrong in their specifics,
may still be evidence that something important is going on
and that we need to pay attention.
May 21, 2011, definitely was not the end of the world,
and December 21, 2012, will not be either.
But they join a growing collection of impressions,
prophecies, dreams, visions, and intuitions from
literally hundreds of thousands of people around the world
that humanity is on the brink of world-transforming change.
The importance of this does not lie in the details of each
individual impression or prophecy; almost certainly most if
not all of them will be mistaken or wrong in their specifics.
But taken together, they represent a powerful collective
intuition that we as a species have reached a
turning point (or tipping point) of some nature.
It's more than time that we paid attention.
True prophecy always holds out hope.
This is because the function of prophecy
really isn't to foretell the future;
it's to inspire awareness and
change in the present."
David Spangler
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The next issue of News&Views
is due out in September
Whilst we regret that we are unable to undertake individual mailings on behalf of associates, we are more than happy to consider the inclusion of items of interest in this newsletter. Details of forthcoming events may be displayed on our website and/or in an attachment to News&Views.
Please note that items must be received by 1 September
at the latest for inclusion in the next issue.
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